a letter to our friends and family

Dear Friends and Family,

I wanted to send you along a note about what has been going on in our lives. While many of you may already be aware of this news, we wanted to make sure everyone was given a chance to hear. 

For the past several months, Brandy and I have been in prayer over a large decision in our lives. After praying and seeking guidance over this issue, Brandy and I came to the decision to move back to the east. Currently, we plan to move back during the first week in February. Though the choice to leave California was not an easy one, we believed it is what God has called us to do. I could go on and on about how amazing our time has been at BayMarin Community Church since we arrived in April of 2008. The students really showed us a lot about ourselves and the gospel. We love them and will miss them so very much.

We come now asking for a only one thing from our friends and family, prayer. Pray that God would continue to guide us and direct the decisions in our lives. Pray that through this time the gospel would grow stronger in our lives and in the lives of the people we leave behind. Pray for our trip back to the east. The road is long and not easy to travel. It will be even more interesting with a 31 week pregnant Brandy, our dog, and my father! Pray that God would protect us on the road. That snow, rain, sleet, or hail would pass us by. Pray that our car would make the trip with no problems. Pray that we find cheap gas and uniquely affordable hotels to stay at! Pray that God would watch over us and that 100,000 and 3 holy angels would go with us every inch! Pray that God would open doors for a job for me and that I would be able to quickly and easily find a place of employment. Pray for our home. We are eager create a home for a soon to be baby, Ryleigh.

It is my greatest hope that this would be a time in your life that prayer would grow and you would realize how great God is. I ask only one more thing from all of you. If God is so gracious to us, if He provides all these things that we ask for, if we are given everything that we need, that you would realize the power that is in the gospel. Brandy and I go forward into one of the most unique and overwhelming times of our life. There are so many challenges and obstacles ahead of us, but we believe that God has called us to do this. We believe that God will not lead us somewhere and not take care of us. We believe that God is about to show us how powerful He really is.

We ask for you to pray for us. Not for our benefit but for the glory and fame of Jesus Christ.


May all the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you,

-Ethan and Brandy Perkins
ethanperkins83@gmail.com